Carex colchica J.Gay

Laîche de la Loire (fr), Laîche de Colchide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Cyperaceae > Carex

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

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Images

Leaf

Carex colchica leaf picture by basia gajda (cc-by-sa)
Carex colchica leaf picture by basia gajda (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Carex colchica flower picture by chonndorf volker (cc-by-sa)
Carex colchica flower picture by Philippa Benson (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Carex colchica world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299195-1
WFO ID wfo-0000345600
COL ID R8P6
BDTFX ID 13587
INPN ID 88432
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Carex ligerica Carex ligerina Carex schoenoides Carex colchica Vignea ligerica Vignea colchica Carex arenaria var. castanea Carex arenaria var. colchica Carex arenaria subsp. colchica Carex colchica subsp. ligerica Carex schreberi subsp. ligerica Carex arenaria subsp. ligerica Carex ligerica f. capitata